BANISH CLUTTER

Too many knick-knacks and pieces of fur­ni­ture can make a room close in on you. Sell or give away sur­plus home­wares on Neigh­bourly.co.nz; one per­son’s junk is an­other per­son’s trea­sure af­ter all. Keep table­tops clear and use mul­ti­func­tional fur­ni­ture – ot­tomans dou­ble as cof­fee ta­bles and ex­tra seat­ing as well as pro­vid­ing hid­den stor­age. Float­ing shelves are ideal when there is no floor space.

To find out how you can make your small room feel more spa­cious, talk to a colour con­sul­tant at your near­est Re­sene ColorShop.